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Do you ever think of yourself as a caregiver? Not for your children. Or aging parents. Or for any adored animals. But as a caregiver for you- a person with a Chronic Illness. To be honest, I hadn’t either until recently. When you’ve been so sick, for so long, the unimaginable becomes familiar, everyday even. […]

I have wanted to talk about the role that gender plays in our healthcare system for a while. I planned on starting with the differences between male and females in the medical field but I have a different area in mind today. This morning I was reminded of something else that I need to get […]

If you want to understand me and/or become familiar with just some of the things patients with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis deal with, PLEASE READ THIS. I know it looks long but believe it or not, it is only about ten percent of what I have been through. As soon as my dad finished […]

I was just looking through my blog and realized I have never wrote a post about today’s monumental day. Twelve years ago today, I had my colon removed in an effort to “cure” my ulcerative colitis. I can’t believe how naive my parents and I all were but ya know what? I wouldn’t have had […]

Ok, I will admit… this seems like a weird topic from the title, even to me, so I understand if you are probably wondering what I am talking about right now. There are so many times when a Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis patient is stuck in the hospital with tubes/drains, picc lines, etc. There are […]